Human Action, Economics, and Ethics [electronic resource] /
Aranzadi, Javier.author.
In the economical changing and political disturbing times we are living a question concerns us all: Is this the society I want to live in? What are the opportunities I have to pursue in my socio-cultural environment? Which echoes the ancient Greek ethical questions: What is the best city to live in? What do I want to do with my live? In this book the author goes back to the primary reality of our lives: human action. From the analysis of the anthropological elements of human action -culture, society, individual action- the book will help the reader to understand the construction of our economic reality and how to approach the perennial ethical question: How can I develop excellence in my life?
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Introduction -- Economic Reality and Human Action -- Toward a General Theory of Action -- Economic Theory and Theory of Action -- The Socio-Cultural Framework of Individual Action,- The Person and Her Possibilities of Action -- The Firm as Social Institution -- The Morality of Market Economy.
In the economical changing and political disturbing times we are living a question concerns us all: Is this the society I want to live in? What are the opportunities I have to pursue in my socio-cultural environment? Which echoes the ancient Greek ethical questions: What is the best city to live in? What do I want to do with my live? In this book the author goes back to the primary reality of our lives: human action. From the analysis of the anthropological elements of human action -culture, society, individual action- the book will help the reader to understand the construction of our economic reality and how to approach the perennial ethical question: How can I develop excellence in my life?
Evolutionary economics.
Business ethics.
Political science
Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.
Business Ethics.
Business Ethics.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Political Philosophy.